Both sides of the family are old school, babies need discipline early kind of people. So I basically hear, "She's got your number," or "They're smarter than you think" or " She knows exactly what she's doing!" EVERY SINGLE DAMN DAY.
That's right. My daughter is an evil genius, plotting the next opportunity to manipulate me to meet her basic needs. Oh, and I am an imbecile, because I keep falling for it and taking care of the little master manipulator!
GOLD / squash / 13464 posts
Uhhhhh I get warned all the time that my nine month old is manipulating me! I feel your pain.
persimmon / 1436 posts
People say this?! Ugh how sad 
Babies don't have the ability to manipulate...and even if they are a bit older and "testing" you, that's just what they're doing -- testing the boundaries so they know what's acceptable behavior and what isn't, not hatching some evil plot! Oy. People.
persimmon / 1304 posts
I have only a few people in my family like this, so I can't even imagine if they were all like this!
papaya / 10473 posts
My husband thinks this, and it annoys me so much. As if a 3 month old possesses the mental complexity to manipulate me... If that's the case, lets go ahead and potty train him and teach him to read, because he's a boy genius.
GOLD / cantaloupe / 6581 posts
Haha yeah, I had this conversation with my dad yesterday. He told me I was spoiling my 2 month old by running every time she cried, and that she'd get too used to it and be a brat. I'm pretty sure at 2 months that's not possible 
coconut / 8475 posts
Who says I don't enjoy feeding my LO and taking him in walks? I hate hen these things are made to be "spoiling" kids whn they are just basic needs. So bizarre
kiwi / 689 posts
Ugh. My MIL told me I had to stop letting the baby run our lives because I was "still" BFing at 5 months and we wouldn't just leave her to cry in her crib one evening when she had a cold and was interrupting dinner. Ridiculous
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